Fwd: PhD Scholarship in Tibetan Linguistics at SOAS

Thu Feb 23 13:43:43 UTC 2012

Dear Colleagues,

I am happy to annouce that as part of a grant from the Arts and Humanities
Research Council for a project entitled 'Tibetan in Digital Communication:
Corpus Linguistics and Lexicography', the Linguistics Department of the
School and Oriental will host a funded PhD studentship. Please make any
qualified candidates you may know of aware of this opportunity. (Perhaps
everyone will have seen this annoucement on the main LinguistList, but
worth a try here since it is more specific.)

best,
Nathan

Here is a llink to the project annoucement--

http://www.soas.ac.uk/news/newsitem73472.html

Here is a link to the description of the scholarship--

http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/ahrc-funded-project-studentship-in-the-department-of-linguistics-at-soas.html

I also include the full text of the announcement.

AHRC-funded project studentship in the Department of Linguistics at
SOAS Deadline:
5 June 2012 Tibetan in Digital Communication: Corpus Linguistics and
Lexicography

Applications are invited for one AHRC doctoral studentship tenable at SOAS
for 3 years starting on 1 October 2012.
Nature & scope of doctoral thesis

The PhD student (to be supervised by Dr Nathan Hill) will join the project
with the brief to:

   1. describe the morphosyntactic categories of the Old Tibetan verbal
   system and
   2. examine that system's transition to Classical Tibetan.

As yet, no research at all has been conducted on the Old Tibetan verbal
system. The Tibetan indigenous grammatical tradition has a system for
classifying Classical Tibetan verb stems. However, this system fits
Classical Tibetan data impartially at best and has been of little use to
help philologists improve their understanding of actual texts. The
description of the morphosyntactic categories of the Old Tibetan verb which
results from this thesis will be employed in the design of the verb entries
in the Old Tibetan dictionary to be compiled subsequently. Within
linguistics, the thesis will contribute to knowledge of historical syntax
and to typological investigations. Within Tibetan studies, it supplies
robust empirical data to aid the exploration and interpretation of the
language of Old Tibetan texts. As a result, it is certain to bring
increased rigour in the study of Old Tibetan culture, history and
literature. Tibetan in Digital Communication: Corpus Linguistics and
Lexicography. For further enquiries about the thesis please contact Dr
Nathan Hill, email nh36 at soas.ac.uk
There are two types of doctoral studentship

   - A full studentship award for UK residents – this covers the cost of
   approved tuition fees and provides a maintenance grant.
   - A fees-only studentship award for EU residents– this covers the cost
   of approved tuition fees, but no maintenance grant.

The studentship will be at standard AHRC rates, details of current rates
can be found at:
http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/default.aspx
Criteria and Requirements

   - Subject –This studentship is available for work on a doctoral thesis
   to be undertaken full time in Tibetan linguistics.  The successful
   candidate must have a good reading ability in Classical Tibetan. An ability
   in other languages of Tibetan studies (French, German, Chinese, Japanese)
   or familiarity with computational/corpus linguistics are highly desirable.
   - The candidate will be a collaborator on the research project and
   should expect to devote a substantial amount of time each week to the
   reading and annotating of Tibetan texts. This work must constitute the
   collection of data to be written up in the thesis. A thesis on Old Tibetan
   syntax is anticipated, but the ultimate choice of topic is at the
   discretion of the candidate *(subject to approval by the project
   directors, please contact Dr Nathan Hill, nh36 at soas.ac.uk for further
   queries about the thesis).*
   - Only new applicants may apply: those already enrolled on a research
   degree programme at SOAS are not eligible to apply.
   - Shortlisted applicants may be interviewed in person or remotely.
   - Awards are made subject to the Arts and Humanities Research Council's
   terms and conditions and eligibility criteria regarding residence and
   qualifications.  Please read carefully the AHRC Guide to Student Funding
   2011 before applying (http://www.ahrc.ac.
   uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/currentpostgraduateawardholders.aspx<http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Pages/currentpostgraduateawardholders.aspx>
   )

1. Academic – Those applying for a doctoral studentship should have a
minimum of a 2.1 degree and will normally have or be studying for a
Master’s degree.

2. Residency – The studentships are open to applicants who meet the
residency requirements and are eligible to pay fees at the Home/EU rate. EU
nationals who do not meet the residency requirements will qualify for
support for fees only.
Candidate Assessment

   - Candidates will be assessed on academic merit by an Advisory Panel
   consisting of three academic members.
   - The assessment of your application will be based on the information in
   your application.  Selectors will be looking at the degree results and also
   at academic references, statement and other relevant information.

Scholarship Application Deadline

   - Scholarship Applications must be received no later than 5pm on Tuesday
   5 June,  2012
   -  Late or incomplete applications will not be considered
   - Applicants must have also applied for a place to
study<http://www.soas.ac.uk/admissions/pg/research/howtoapply/>at the
School preferably four weeks before the scholarship closing date
   (i.e. by 8 May 2012) but no later than the scholarship application deadline
   (5 June 2012 )  in order to be considered for this scholarship. The
   application for a place must be complete and references must have been
   submitted.

Notifications of Results

All candidates will be notified by e-mail regarding the outcome of their
application, generally by the end of July. The successful candidate will
also be notified in writing. If you have not had a response to your
application by mid-July, please contact the Scholarships Officer.
Application Procedures

An application form is available for download from the download box at the
top right or can be obtained from:
Scholarships
Registry
SOAS
Thornhaugh Street
Russell Square
London
WC1H 0XG
*Email*: scholarships at soas.ac.uk
*Telephone*: +44 (0)20 7074 5094/5091
 Downloads

   -  AHRC Tibetan Lingustics Project Application Form (msword;
277kb)<http://www.soas.ac.uk/registry/scholarships/file74366.rtf>

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Dr Nathan W. Hill
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Linguistics
Senior Lector in Tibetan, Department of China & Inner Asia (on leave)
School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4220
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Profile -- http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff46254.php
Tibetan Studies at SOAS -- http://www.soas.ac.uk/cia/tibetanstudies/
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Dr Nathan W. Hill
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Linguistics
Senior Lector in Tibetan, Department of China & Inner Asia (on leave)
School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4220
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Profile -- http://www.soas.ac.uk/staff/staff46254.php
Tibetan Studies at SOAS -- http://www.soas.ac.uk/cia/tibetanstudies/
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